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frazil

[frey-zuhl, fraz-uhl, fruh-zeel, -zil]

noun

ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; < Canadian French frasil, frazil, fraisil, French fraisil coal cinders, Old French faisil

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frazil (ˈfreɪzɪl)

—n
	small pieces of ice that form in water moving turbulently enough to prevent the formation of a sheet of ice

[C19: from Canadian French frasil, from French fraisil cinders, ultimately from Latin fax torch]

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